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Committee adopts definition of "mass shooting," directs agency to apply for federal grants for victims support
Summary
Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Representative Woodrow, passed the committee after witnesses urged setting a consistent definition and preparing to apply for federal and private grants to aid victims and research.
The House State, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 59 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation, adopting a working definition of "mass shooting" and directing the Division of Criminal Justice to pursue federal and other grants to support victims and response efforts.
Representative Leslie Woodrow, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure "does 2 things. It defines a mass shooting as four or more people who are injured or killed by an individual with a firearm, not including the shooter," and requires the Division of Criminal Justice within the Department of Public Safety to apply for federal funding and other grants to aid state response and victim services. Woodrow said varied definitions among databases and agencies…
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